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HSE Research Seminar on Political Economy Vladimir Zabolotskiy "The Agricultural Origins of Gender Norms"

12+
*recommended age
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HSE International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development (ICSID) and NES Center for the Study of Diversity and Social Interactions are pleased to announce their next joint Research Seminar on Diversity and Development.The event is held jointly with the seminar “Political Economy”.

Vladimir Zabolotskiy (HSE university) will present his paper "The Agricultural Origins of Gender Norms(co-authored by Thomas Brzustowski).

The seminar will take place in the HSE building at 11 Pokrovsky blvd., room S1013, at 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2019.

Working language of the seminar is English.

We would like to ask everyone who requires an HSE pass to send an e-mail to Vladislav Gorbov vlad.hamp@gmail.com (stating your name, surname, your affiliation and contact e-mail address) until 10 a.m., October 22.

Abstract: This paper investigates the origins of cultural differences in gender norms. I test the hypothesis that transition towards agriculture contributed to the gender-based division of labor, consecutive exclusion of women from economic and political life, and gender inequality. I use sustainable genetic markers – Y-DNA haplogroups – associated with the spread of agriculture in Europe as a proxy for agricultural ancestral way of life. I find that regions, where the agricultural ancestry is more common than that of hunter-gatherers, have lower female labor force participation rates and higher gender inequality. Residents of these regions are also more likely to have gender-discriminatory attitudes towards females, and women living there are less likely to be employed. In contrast, regions, where the hunting-gathering ancestry prevails, have lower gender inequality and residents of these regions are less gender-biased. This opens up a field for discussion of how the issues of women’s agency should be addressed in regions with different agricultural past to achieve higher gender equality.

We look forward to seeing you!

Kind regards,
ICSID and NES CSDSI